Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Some of the operating problems experienced by Sonora Gold (TSE) at its Jamestown gold mine in California appear to have been overcome, as evidenced in the company’s recent third-quarter report. Produc…

Vista Mines (TSE) has declared bankruptcy. The company will be sharing the fate of its predecessor, which failed in 1984 after building a small 125-ton-per-day mill known as the Rio gold mine near Cre…

Northfield Minerals (ASE) and its 37% owned affiliate Rockford Minerals (TSE) are preparing to take another look at their Larder Lake, Ont., gold project now that they are about to become the property…

The Oracle Ridge copper-silver project near Tucson, Ariz., is slated to become the first producer for Vancouver- based South Atlantic Ventures (VSE). Before making its positive production decision, th…

We write to express, in some small degree, our collective anger, frustration and dismay at the appalling manner in which the mining assets of Westfield were recently appropriated by Northgate in a dea…

A third-quarter net loss of $16 million (41 cents share) was reported by Belmoral Mines (TSE) on revenue of $3.5 million, the loss including a writedown of $15.7 million. For the same three months in …

Seasonal strength in energy and agricultural prices in October offset declining metals and forest products, resulting in a slight increase in its all-commodity price index, Scotiabank reports. The all…

The pre-trial phase of what could be a lengthy court battle involving Aur Resources (TSE) and Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) began in Montreal recently. Officials from both companies will give evidence …

Light-to-moderate, mixed trading featuring a 41.5-point tumble in the mining and minerals index marked share activity for the week ended Dec 5. The market portfolio finished ahead almost 15 points on …

Shareholders of Gold Texas Resources (VSE) voted 96% in favor of a merger with Crown Resources (NASDAQ). Gold Texas shareholders will receive 1.43 Crown shares for each Gold Texas share, bringing the …

A third-quarter loss reported recently by Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) was due largely to subdued gold and silver prices, the company said. Net losses for the three months ended Sept 30 were $114,000 or 1…

In June, 1988, I bought 2,000 shares of Western D’Eldona Resources, and I would like to obtain some information on the current status of this company. N.P., Halifax, N.S. The company in which you hold…